If you missed this year's Elliott Bell event, which honors journalists who have made a significant contribution to the field of financial journalism, check out the video and photos from this year's event below:

Congratulations to longtime NYFWA member Jeannette Scollard whose painteings were selected in this year's LA to Tijuana Biennial at the San Diego Art Institute, which showcases notable local artists. Examples of Scollard's artwork can be found on her website: www. jeannette-art.com

Congratulation to longtime NYFWA member and former president Daniel Bases on being named Reuters' new U.S. Public Finance Editor. Bases, who has spent the past year as Thomson Reuters' deputyand acting U.S. Public Finanance Editor, has been with the organization for more than 18 years. During that time he has held a wide variety of positions in both the U.S. and in London, with a focus mainly on foreign policy and emerging markets.

The wave of fintech disruption sweeping through the financial services industry is approaching a critical phase. Finance Disrupted will explore what the digital revolution means for finance and the broader economy.

Longtime and beloved NYFWA member George Auerbach passed away on July 31, 2016. As one of the NYFWA’s most active members for several decades –having participated in the Financial Follies for 55 consecutive shows before hanging up his hat (or tights) and having served on the board for several decades, George’s absence will be felt within our organization. In honor of his devotion to the NYFWA and the mark he left on our organization a scholarship has been established in his name.

Longtime NYFWA member and former president Richard Koreto has had his first two novels published. The first, "Death on the Sapphire: A Lady Frances Ffolkes Mystery," which is written under the pen name R. J. Koreto, marks the debut of a historical mystery series Richard is writing about an Edwardian-era suffragist named Lady Frances Ffolkes. "Death on the Sapphire," which is being published by Crooked Land Books, will be available from Amazon staring on June 14.